Could you tell me what a rock face groove is called, I have something that looks like this (D?EDRE) your help would be appreciated.

-- cheryl long (chezchezza_2000@yahoo.com), November 18, 2000

Answers

"Diedre" is the french word for dihedral. They are also called "corners".

-- Q.-Tuan Luong (luong@ai.sri.com), November 20, 2000.

Response to rock climbing

Cheryl, I don't know what a D?EDRE is and it doesn't show in the dictionary. If it were a groove in my face I'd call it a seam(a little thin, narrow, shallow D?edre).

-- Ricky rock rat (rot?) (starman1@care2.com), November 19, 2000.

Diedre in French, Diedro in Spanish. Means Dihedral, otherwise known as "open book"

-- michael garry sealey (michaeld@teleline.es), April 15, 2001.

Diedro in Spanish, Diedre in French. Means Dihedral, otherwise known as "open book"

-- michael garry sealey (michaeld@teleline.es), April 15, 2001.

DIEDRE is French for GROOVE and DIEDRO is Italian for GROOVE

i found the answer on the 2nd page of entries for Rock-face groove in yahoo search

-- Pauline (eala@westnet.com.au), January 22, 2002.